Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-23
FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY
HOW THE DAY WE CELEBRATE
WAS OBSERVED.

Washington Takes a Holiday, Though
Congress Refuses To Do so-MiIitary
Organizations on Parade-Capt. Daw.
son, OF Charleston, Delivers an Ad,
dress st Baltimore.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-To-day was
generally observed as holiday. All the
executive departments and many bust.
ness houses were closed. Both houses Of
Congress, however, were in session. Sew
eral street parades took place during the
day. The first was composed OF veterans
of the old volunteer fire departments OF
this city and Baltimore, who subse-
quently participated In the celebration in
Alexandria, The National Rifles, Wash.
ington Light Infantry Corps, Capitz
Guards and High School Cade1s Palsa
paraded during the afternoon. The
Washington Continentals made a pill.
grlmage to Mount Vernon, where appro-
priate exercises were held, including adj
dresses by Representative Hern~ of
Oregon, and others. The Oldest In6ab-
tants Association also celebrated the day
in an Oid-fashioned way.
ALExANDRIA'S PARADE.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Feb. 22.-Washing-
toms birthday was appropriately OBJ
served In this city by military, freman's
and civic parade. A number OF visiting
military and fire organizations from
Washington and Baltimore participated.
The decorations were numerous and
handsome. Battery G, of the Third United
States Artillery, under command of Mai.
Turnbull, and the Veteran Flreman's AS
socIation OF Baltimore and Washington
had prominent positions in the line, and
elected particular attention and ap.
nj Tho VfQItnra q
entertained.
BALTTdORE's OBSERVANCE.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 22.-The recurrence
of the anniversary or the birth of George
w Washington was more generally observed
to-day than for years past. All the banks
and business exchanges were closed, aa
well as the post Office and custom house.
and the courts, State and Federal, were
not in session. Flags were displayed
throughout the city and the throngs of
people on the streets were very large.
Many of the stores were open, but ma
business was done, the people seeming to
have given themselves to endowment
of the occasion. The day was pleasant.
The close Of the day was more fully given
up to pleasure.
In the evening a reunion of the Society
of the Army and Navy of the Confederate
States was held at the Academy of Music,
where Capt. II. N. Dawson, OF ths
Charleston News and Courier, made an
address on '.Our Women in the War.o
The reunion was followed by banquet.
All places OF amusement were
we'll attended, and the day through
out was more entirely given up
to social enjoyment than any similar oc-
casion for many years. In different Sec
tions OF the city there were balls anil
parties, and everybody seemed bent on all
possible pleasure, as 1t was the eve of
Lent, to be followed by abstinence and
self-denial on the part OF large portion
OF the people.
CELEBRATING AT DE FUNAK.
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLA, Feb. o.
Washington's birthday was celebrated
here by grand concert with all the
musical talent OF the Florida Chautampa.
Addresses were delivered by b. o4Ror-
throp, of Clinton, Conn; Rev. Arthur
Edwards, of Chicago; DIR. Archibald, OF
Cincinnati, and Prof. John Patterson, of
Pensacola. The illumination and dis
play OF fireworks on the lake were fine.
THE CITY OF BRoTHERLY LOVE.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-The an.
piversary OF The birth Of Washington was
appropriately observed here. All tho
banks, banking houses, commercial,
stock and petroleum exchanges and
other public institutions were closed, as
we'll as nearly all the business houses.
There were military parades in the morn
ing, and the city was protusely decorated
with bunting. 80
CELEBRATED IN MEXICO.
CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 22.-The Amer.
icau residents and many visiting tourists
celebrated Washington's birthday by an
open air picnic, at which a considerable
fund was subscribed to the new AmerI-
can hospital. An address was delivered
by Minister Manning at the laying of the
cornerstone of the hospital.